‘US friend to nobody’ Khamenei tells Iraqi president

There have been recent concerns that the US is bolstering its presence in Iraq by bringing in extra equipment and personnel from Kuwait

Khamenei calls poisoning of Iranian schoolgirls ‘unforgivable crime’ as cases surge

The mysterious cases, which started in November 2022, have been framed by western media as a 'revenge attack' on schoolgirls for last year's anti-government protests

Meta overturns decision to remove ‘Death to Khamenei’ posts

The Metaverse company explained that the phrase is not a literal threat to the Iranian supreme leader

Journalists in the firing line

Discrediting journalists who buck the dominant narratives of corporate media is becoming a cottage industry. Last week, it was my turn.

Six achievements of the Putin-Khamenei meeting

The real story of last week's Tehran summit was the strategic advancement of a Russian-Iranian alliance.

Taliban issues face-covering law in latest curtailment of Afghan women’s rights

The decision comes despite the absence of strict requirements in Islamic law and has reportedly become a point of discord among Taliban leadership

Taliban temporarily shuts down girls’ high schools across Afghanistan

The move was condemned by the Turkish foreign ministry and may affect trust between Afghanistan's allies Iran and China, who both expect reforms under the Interim Government

‘Iran looking to benefit from nuclear energy in peaceful ways’: Ayatollah Khamenei

Iranian and US officials say they are 'closer than ever' to reaching a deal during sanctions-removal talks in Vienna

Sultan of Oman on first visit to Iran in 10 years

Iran's supreme leader also met with the Omani Sultan and expressed Tehran's desire to improve ties with Egypt

Iran replaces head of national security council

Ali Shamkhani, who has been Secretary of the National Security Council for 10 years, announced his resignation via Twitter

Russia, Iran, China aim to reboot Persian Gulf security

Beijing, Moscow, and Tehran seek to establish collective security in the Persian Gulf, run by littoral states and not western militaries. This will fundamentally shift the region out of the Atlanticist paradigm.

Saudi-Iran rapprochement benefits West Asia: Hamas

Haniyeh was quoted as telling the Iranian diplomat that Israel is ‘not pleased’ with the deal between Tehran and Riyadh

Iran’s chain poisonings: an act of terrorism, a crime or mass hysteria?

Strange reports of the poisoning of Iranian schoolgirls come amidst a sustained western propaganda campaign for regime change against the Islamic Republic.

Iran issues several arrests in schoolgirls poisonings case

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that those responsible for the attack will receive 'no amnesty'

Tehran ‘not resuming’ nuclear armament program: CIA chief

The comments made by CIA chief William Burns follow recent accusations made by the IAEA that Iran has reached enriched uranium levels of 84 percent

Embassy shooting takes fragile Iran-Azerbaijan ties to the brink

The recent gun attack at Azerbaijan’s embassy in Tehran may have been exploited by Baku for the benefit of close ally Israel.

‘Tens of thousands’ of prisoners granted amnesty in Iran

State media reports that the pardon would not apply to dual nationals held in Iranian prisons

Iran, Russia integrate banking systems

52 Iranian and 106 Russian banks integrated their interbank communication and transfer systems for trade and financial operations

Google Play game incites players to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader

Other stages of the game include boss fights against several IRGC commanders and clerics, including General Qassem Soleimani and Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati

Iran, Nicaragua sign strategic agreement to boost bilateral relations

The two countries signed a strategic plan to expand relations in the fields of the economy and trade

Iran: To veil or not to veil

During a two-week visit to Iran in November, I witnessed women of all ages walking freely on the streets without the hijab. But, what we're not told, is that they have been doing so for years.

Iran’s Supreme Leader rejects talks with US

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei referred to the words of US General Wesley Clark in 2003, who said the US had plans to take out seven countries in five years, the last being Iran

A war of narratives: Who killed the child in Iran’s Izeh?

Who is killing who in Iran, and how do we know? The death of a young boy last week illustrates how narratives are deliberately distorted in conflict.

Iranian president receives head of Russian security council

Nikolai Patrushev confirmed that western intelligence is behind the violent riots taking place across the Islamic Republic

The Huseynyun: Iran’s challenge in forming a ‘Hezbollah of the Caucasus’

Azerbaijan’s Huseynyun is the least known of all Shia resistance factions backed by Iran, but its profile is growing.

Everybody wants to hop on the BRICS Express

Eurasia is about to get a whole lot larger as countries line up to join the Chinese and Russian-led BRICS and SCO, to the detriment of the west

Fire in Iran’s Evin prison leaves 4 dead, 61 injured

"Clashes and fires broke out by those incarcerated in Ward No. 7, where thugs and prisoners convicted of violent crimes are held," Secretary of Iran's High Council for Human Rights Kazem Gharibabadi said

Iran signs transit co-op transit agreement with five central Asian nations

The agreement aims to facilitate the transport of some 20 million tons of commodities each year

Canadian government sanctions Press TV

Ottawa claims the Iranian news outlet is a danger to 'international peace and security'

EU members prepare new Iran sanctions as supreme leader says riots ‘planned’

Officials say that the popular unrest following the death of a young Kurdish woman in Tehran has been hijacked by foreign players looking to destabilize the country